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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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